HTML5 Snake

#1

Post by carmoicast » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 8:55 PM UTC

HTML5 Snake
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Re: HTML5 Snake

#2

Post by mckoss » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 9:12 PM UTC

That's fun! It runs pretty fast, though. You might want to have it start a bit slower.

You should also use requestAnimationFrame instead of setInterval.

    http://paulirish.com/2011/requestanimationframe-for-smart-animating/

Re: HTML5 Snake

#3

Post by 3dFlatLander » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 9:26 PM UTC

mckoss wrote: post #2

That's fun! It runs pretty fast, though. You might want to have it start a bit slower. You should also use requestAnimationFrame instead of setInterval. http://paulirish.com/2011/requestanimationframe-for-smart-animating/

Might also be nice to have a 'Start Game' button--I clicked the link and then got a dialog about losing. Blocks on the edges are also a little hard to get at. Nice job! Fun too. :)

Re: HTML5 Snake

#4

Post by jivejones » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 9:48 PM UTC

A 'restart' or 'start over' button after the 'you lose' dialogue would be a nice addition.

Great game.

Re: HTML5 Snake

#5

Post by adamesque » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 9:53 PM UTC

Having never programmed a game, I would have expected a lot more… code. It's super inspiring to see how simple (and readable) it is.

Seems like an elegant implementation.

Re: HTML5 Snake

#6

Post by bradly » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 9:56 PM UTC

Nice. I did the same thing last year. The code is https://gist.github.com/394216 and you can play it at http://snakezz.heroku.com/

Re: HTML5 Snake

#7

Post by drivebyacct2 » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 9:57 PM UTC

Javascript alerts are the bane of my existence. Could use a restart button. Otherwise, I like.

Re: HTML5 Snake

#8

Post by shurane » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 10:19 PM UTC

3dFlatLander wrote: post #3

mckoss wrote: post #2

That's fun! It runs pretty fast, though. You might want to have it start a bit slower. You should also use requestAnimationFrame instead of setInterval. http://paulirish.com/2011/requestanimationframe-for-smart-animating/

Might also be nice to have a 'Start Game' button--I clicked the link and then got a dialog about losing. Blocks on the edges are also a little hard to get at. Nice job! Fun too. :)

These are the two things I would suggest, too.

Re: HTML5 Snake

#9

Post by st3fan » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 10:23 PM UTC

Great. I just wasted 30 minutes on it. Game on!

Re: HTML5 Snake

#10

Post by edsouza » Tue, Jul 26, 2011, 10:28 PM UTC

Any reason for having javascript alerts? Instead of inside the game window?

BTW the javascript alert shows up on a different monitor in my dual-head setup.